If our pets could talk, can you imagine what he would say about us?
Would they say you we are obedient, or perhaps that we still need a little more training?
I think my dogs have me pretty well trained. I give them food twice a day and take them down afterward to the park, so they can do their deed. If they have an accident and go poop where they’re not supposed to, I’m there to clean up after them, without too much of a struggle, though I do usually grumble a word or two. It seems to me my dogs would say I am a pretty obedient and comply with the majority of their demands.
If for some reason I don’t, they remind me, without thinking twice about it, by barking a bit.
We can also imagine another series of commentaries our pets might make. For example:
What would your pet say about your character?
Would he say you are good guy or gal, kind and gentle, or perhaps a bit of a grouch, with a tendency toward hostility?
While perhaps your pets depend on you for survival, I wonder who is more intelligent. While we work to make the money used to buy their food, they are sprawled out in the sun, taking a nice nap. While we are in a never-ending traffic jam on the way home, they casually look to see if there is any sign of us. While we take their food to them, door to door, they wait with their tails wagging, smelling the new food which will be their breakfast and dinner for the next several weeks.
When our pet observes us, would he say we are successful with a tendency towards victory or a failure who feels defeated?
I wonder what advice our pets would give us if they could talk.
How many words of wisdom could come from them, just by being so aware of our each and every move day in and day out?
What goes through the mind of our pets when they see us after a long day?
It’s obvious they get excited and their emotional state changes in an instant. It’s a time of great joy and glory when they can greet and smell us. They jump, bark, and squeal with happiness with our presence.
Would our pets tell us to work more, or to take time in the day for a nap?
Would our pets tell us to stress out more or find a way to be more tranquil and stable?
Pets can measure our mood in an instant. They know by instinct if it’s a good time to get close or move away. A pet knows that when we feel tired and beat up, sometimes the best thing they can do is to just be near us, without doing anything. In the same way, sometimes the best we can do to accompany somebody in need is to simply be there, without saying anything.
What would your pet say about you?
∞ Rob McBride ∞
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